Professional Musicians
The members of Giardino Strings studied at the Rome Music Academy, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and all currently enjoy busy freelance careers. They offer the highest standards of musicianship and professionalism.
Variety
As well as playing a wide range of beautiful classical pieces, the quartet also offer a sparkling collection of jazz and pop songs especially arranged for the group. They can provide a fully bespoke service and given enough time, can arrange for one of your favourite songs to be learned, if it is not already included in their repertoire. The Quartet requires more space compared to the other ensembles available, such as the string duo and string trio. We would recommend using a PA system for gatherings that exceed 100 guests, available to hire at extra cost.
Many of the wedding packages are designed with continuity and ease in mind.
Experience
All of the players are professional musicians, with top session and concert credits, who have trained at the best establishments. They have many years of experience playing at the most prestigious and elegant venues in London and the South East, including The Dorchester, Grosvenor House, Claridges, Leeds Castle and The Grove Hotel. So you can be sure that they will provide the most perfect musical setting for your wedding, banquet or party.
Wedding / Classical
Bach – Air on the G String
Bach – Brandenberg Concerti
Bach – Double Violin Concerto
Bach – Jesu Joy of Manʼs Desiring
Beethoven – Ode to Joy
Bizet – Selections from Carmen
Boccherini – Menuett
Borodin – Polotsvian Dances
Brahms – Hungarian Dances
Capua – O Sole Mio
Charpentier – Prelude from Te Deum
Clarke – Trumpet Voluntary
Corelli – Christmas Concerto
Delibes – Flower Duet (Lakme)
Delibes – Mazurka (Coppelia)
Dvorak – Humoresque
Dvorak – Largo from the New World Symphony
Elgar – Chanson de Nuit
Elgar – Salut DʼAmour
Faure – Pavane
Franck – Panis Angelicus
Gounod – Ave Maria
Greig – In the Hall of the Mountain King
Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel – La Rejouissance
Handel – The Water Music
Herold – Clog Dance
Jenkins – Palladio
Mendelssohn – Wedding March
Mouret – Rondo
Mozart – Allelulia from Exultate Jubilate
Mozart – Divertimenti
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusic
Mozart – Non Piu Andrai
Mozart – Overture from the Marriage of Figaro
Offenbach – Barcarolle
Offenbach – Melodies
Pachelbel – Canon
Parry – Jerusalem
Puccini – Nessun Dorma
Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro
Purcell – Air and Rondo
Purcell – Trumpet Tune
Ravel – Bolero
Saint Saens – The Swan
Sartori – Con te Partiro
Satie – Gymnopedies
Strauss – Fledermaus Waltzes
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Wagner – Bridal Chorus
Reception / Popular
Abba – I do, I do, I do
Abba – Mamma Mia
Adele/Dylan – Make You Feel My Love
Adele – Skyfall
Aerosmith – I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
Air – You Make it Easy
Alicia Keys – No One
Aznavour – She
Bacharach – Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Beach Boys – California Girls
Beach Boys – Don’t Worry Baby
Beach Boys – God Only Knows
Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
Beatles – All you need is Love
Beatles – Hey Jude
Beatles – Lady Madonna
Beatles – Michelle
Beatles – Paperback Writer
Beatles – When Iʼm 64
Beatles – Yesterday
Bee Gees – How Deep is your Love
Blunt – Youʼre Beautiful
Blur – The Universal
Bowie – Changes
Carpenters – Yesterday Once More
Clapton – Layla
Coldplay – In My Place
Coldplay – Viva la Vida
Coldplay – Yellow
Collins – Cock Linnet
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen
Doors – Light My Fire
Elbow – One Day like This
Elvis – Can’t Help Falling In Love
Europe – The Final Countdown
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams are Made of This
Foo Fighters – Everlong
Gaynor – I Will Survive
Greenday – Good Riddance
Heusen – Come Fly with Me
Jackson – Smooth Criminal
Jackson – Thriller
Kaiser Cheifs – I Predict a Riot
Lady Gaga – Paparrazi
Led Zepplin – Stairway to Heaven
Maroon Five – She will be Loved
Melua – Closest Thing to Crazy
McfLy – All about You
Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
Oasis – Little By Little
Oasis – Whatever
Pink Floyd – Money
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
Presley – Love me Tender
Presley – The Wonder of You
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Richie – My Destiny
Rolling Stones – Paint it Black
Rolling Stones – Satisfaction
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Trouble Water
Simone – Nobody Does it Better
Sinatra – My Way
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
Take That – Greatest Day
Take That – Patience
Take That – Rule the World
Valli – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
Village People – YMCA
Wannadies – The You and Me Song
Warren – Thatʼs Amore
Weiss – What a Wonderful World
Reception / Jazz
Anderson – Blue Tango
Anderson- The Syncopated Clock
Desmond – Take Five
Ellington – It Donʼt Mean a Thing
Gershwin – Fascinating Rhythm
Gershwin – Nice Work if you can Get It
Gershwin – Somebody Loves Me
Gershwin – Summertime
Gershwin – Swansea
Gershwin – The Man I Love
Gershwin – They Canʼt take That Away from Me
Grever – What a Difference a Day Made
Herman – Hello Dolly
Howard – Fly me to the Moon
Johnson – Pennies from Heaven
Joplin – Country Club
Joplin – The Entertainer
King Cole – Letʼs Face the Music
King Cole – L-O-V-E
Film, Television & Theatre
Arlen – Over the Rainbow
Armstrong – Balcony Scene from Love Actually
Baerwold – Come What May from Moulin Rouge
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Boch – Selections from Fiddler on the Roof
Bricusse – Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka
Davis – Theme from Pride and Prejudice
Des’ree – Kissing You from Romeo and Juliet
Fonteyn – Theme from Ski Sunday
Hess – Ladies in Lavender
Horner – My Heart Will Go On from Titanic
Hupfeld – As Time goes By
Jacobs – Selections from Grease
Journey – Don’t Stop Believing
Lai – Theme from Love Story
Lloyd Webber – All I ask of You
Lloyd Webber – Selections from Cats
Mancini – Theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mancini – Moon River
Naughtin – Theme from Looney tunes
Porter – Anything Goes
Porter – Every time we say Goodbye
Porter – I get a Kick out of You
Porter – Letʼs do It
Porter – Youʼre the Top
Rogers – Blue Moon
Rogers – My Funny Valentine
Ross – Hernandoʼs Hideaway
Rota – Theme from the Godfather
Schonberg – Selections from Les Miserables
Sousa – Liberty Bell
Sulliavan – Selections from the Mikado
Williams – Theme from E.T.
Williams – Theme from Jurassic Park
Wiliams – Theme from Schindlers List
Williams – Theme from Star Wars
Williams – Theme from Superman
Wilson – Theme from Fawlty Towers
Young – When I Fall in Love
Traditional & Tango
Albeniz – Tango
Beltran – Sway
Gade – Jealousy
Gardel – Por una Cabeza
Padilla – El Relicario
Piazzolla – Libertango
Piazzolla – Tango Fugata
Rodriguez – La Cumparsita
Trad. English – Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Trad. Jewish – Hava Nagila
Trad. Mexican – La Bamba
Trad. Russian – Dark Eyes
Trad. Scottish – Loch Lomond
Villodo – El Choclo
Christmas
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Cantiones – Good King Wenceslas
Gantlett – Once in Royal David’s City
Goss – See Amid the Winter’s Snow
Gruber – Silent Night
Handel – Joy to the World
Kilpatrick – Away in a Manger
Kocher – As with Gladness men of Old
Mendelssohn – Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Psalms – While Shepheards Watched
Sullivan – It came upon a midnight Clear
Wade – O Come all ye Faithfull
Woodward – Ding dong Merrily on High